The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-02
EARLY STEAMB0ATIN6.
A Pioneer In the Business Relates
Some OF His observations.
Cant. James Lee, ST.. Yields mis- Part
In u Fight % an OverEoalous
Hut Misguided Mate.

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be-" said veteran captain yesterday
and as he brooded over the day
when every Trim OF n boat Was cbarac
,a,i,ad hy ,ona .,;,,,n. aver, -,
49,. ~ 49, 80 ~" ""i.'
msde inoeiipiet Impressions ON tn,
officers. passengers and crew, his fac,
assumed a melancholy cast. "Nowa
do,. o,oamo,s nln m .na A., A.,
u"'s ', r' W "nu o"n VIZ
fiVei IN regular Ola beVen-and'si,
style. with nothing but sociabilit,
among pssser oars IN relisva t,resor,,
monoionvu
T.
me Small group oil gentlemen u
wnon ne was opeshing wore Dy thiI
tiIno wIouent up oa piteh OF Rsea
expectancy, but the man OF tIperi
enSes anu ismlnlscehces stopped short
anu onIy Iesumeo after urgent impor
'uaitles 70 unoosom himself.
An 'no ps'my Gays OIL up. james
nsc, sI., Win wnom served on more
sns s one pos., we never nAu any amer
qu.es sno o,uei 10 Low IeiRns. DC
NOV mehn mat 'he times were tougt
VI ou,,lA"ty On poaIu tne susmeri
Preva,leu, put mere was excltemsnf
someining 20 keep Us interested. Int
captain Mwsys Iook cnsIee Oh every
tnlng Oh that s2Il' lully projecting hit
psissneers. ne wss one Of those
a'e., ss,oeapIe sen''emen' VINO tres.
ca eveIy man NJ the same until come
so' VI nis pIosea o'heIw'se. a JOKE
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LAND ND -,
n 'ne eAr'y Gays s'esmere oio q
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my slue VI me nver 70 the other'
nl'Ioaus we're no. 10 numerous tnen
~ nov, snu person uown he river
VIZ w.h.eu 20 take Tue usin a. Mem
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u =, no,p ~. III, nbos'o 0ap.. lee Use yes.
ssrs' and S vas Wv" vs,S sUT,ons e 70 peaIw
The IonisvIlls train whicb lo,t ahon,
i0o'oIock He ws,shsd Inc hos, $50
ing and yecroe.ing m maka Isndina,
and slso Jaw ths, the ann n an msh ~
great head xay towa,d ibs msr;d,an
Finally he annroscbed The cant an
told him Of his hny,v and
asLsd him n bs tbonsht ,hau
would make Memnbis in tine IN IS,
know co,,,ao,sIr ,snljsd ,ha no.
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About this time The pIlot again Sesdsd
the boat for tbs snoye and Inc an,;nns
nasaenoa, hscams J;ssn,,ad .ns
mo sI,i ,ajd he ,hn, h, 90 60.
reach MsmnbIs mi bays We, H.
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least disturbed Csot los .n,,sJ snS
msyoIv inon,Yad IN Nh, a,',nS
'For rnnnIno a fairy wi'bo,,, a n.
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hnmorist s,yods svav 10 Me .,a,a
,oom LEAVING tha ao9 non,d 800, "iv
holding his sids, /, ,an.pts, P'a'"
.To IooI st him nnws
ha,JI. ,ht.L tN NV Apefson Womb
a'us 10 was ~ one time
pyecsny cspaoie oil goiog mo me
pIihe nos, sa'u .nenosI OF the
pa.,{ VINO , heaiu 'ne ,, ABOVE, and
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msmpns nen hey oeCshe
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nm, soous .I soIao ~. Twin ,om
osp'. s".L VIZ vys.yDs Va re
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enougn, NHe, nc qie.J ,ppenI,u on
VOC Iceue NY sukf ICY 'hss my 40
lnen auM,e Ins rhe,e ,ney gov 'her
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GOMEZ, sAins tha' th'y sSn,u IAise "a =
TOW wherever " p.Ged mem, VI
coufeo shs Oap'aln oblee'eu, anu w "
wss q hsht' eqnanng himteii, ne
Knocked down the mat man 10 reach
him, and was preparing 70 receive the
murderer when the tbhd, with long
knife, made Tor MN IN inc RAJ seo'
irg the dangtr, the clerk soiE'd q
heavy iron poker and dealt the would
be ASSASSIN a heaNy blow acfool tho
head, knocking HIM seneelese. This
about dispoeed oil oil save the murder
~, aud he and the Captain oiinched.
Blth were powerful and pluoky. They
struggled out TO the cabin stairway
AID rolled down, Capt. Lee on top
By this time the boa had landed, pnd
the q Il mae was ashore: Peiceiying
the htht be ran aboard, 5rkod OH bis
coat and hat, threw them on the desk
and almo,t danced Tor Joy, a. he ex'
claimed; Let him 90, Capteini thia
10 my hsht.' lilo sailed In, and
the Captain allowed him 20
take cha'Re. The two men fought
and fell, the mate underneath. Capt.
lea fearhsd dnNn and nlarod his ami.